Rubber stopper for roller skates



July 7, 1942. w. c. SANDA RUBBER STOPPER FOR ROLLER SKATES Filed June 18, 1941 Patented July 7, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RUBBER STOPPER FOR ROLLER SKATES William C. Sanda, Cleveland, Ohio Application June 18, 1941, Serial No. 398,533

3 Claims.

This invention relates broadly to roller skates, but more particularly to improvements in the stopper or brake provided at the forward end of the roller skate.

The object of this invention is to provide a roller skate with an improved stopper or brake preferably made of resilient material such as rubber and mounted to the skate in a manner calculated to facilitate its replacement without injury to the skate or shoe on which the skate is mounted.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a roller skate and shoe combination embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a, view similar to Fig. 1 illustrating the stopper in section.

Fig. 3 is a plane view of the stopper or pad shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a View looking in the direction of the arrows 4-4 in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a plane view of the hinge looking in the direction of the arrows 5-5 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of the hinge assembly.

Referring to the drawing, l generally represents the forward end portion of a roller skate mounted on a shoe I l in the regular manner. In this instance, the roller skate I0 is provided with a plate I2 adapted to fit on the sole of the shoe H to which plate is secured on the forward end thereof by rivets l3, one part I 4 of a hinge I5, the hinge including another part I6 mounted for downward pivotal movement on a cross pin l1. Also secured to the part l6 of the hinge l5, by rivets l8, there is a metal extension plate I9 which extends from the hinge to the forward end of the shoe H. To this plate, and more particularly on the under side thereof is secured by any suitable means such as rivets 20, a stopper or pad 2| preferably made of resilient material such as rubber. This pad is shaped substantially as a rubber heel adapted to fit on the forward end of the shoe II and calculated to be contacted with the floor when skating backwards to act as a brake. Constantly maintaining the pad or stopper 2| and its carrying plate [9 against the sole of the shoe II is a torsion spring 22 wound around the pin I! of the hinge l and having its ends 23 and 24 active on the parts l4 and I6 respectively, as clearly shown in Fi 5.

Heretofore, rubber stoppers for roller skates of the type above described were permanently afiixed to the sole of the shoe II, with the result that replacement of the stopper was made difficult and had a tendency to injure the sole of the shoe. In my construction, when it is desired to replace the stopper 2|, it can simply be moved away or pivoted downwardly in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and removed from the plate I9, for instance, for shearing the head of the rivet 20. Subsequently a new stopper can be installed to the plate IS without any danger of injuring the sole of the shoe ll.

Although the foregoing description is necessarily of a detailed character, in order to completely set forth the invention, it is to be understood that the specific terminologyis not intended to be restrictive or confining and it is to be further understood that various rearrangements of parts and modifications of structural detail may be resorted to without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention as herein claimed.

I claim:

1. In a roller skate attached to the sole of a shoe, a pad of resilient material on the sole of said shoe near the front end thereof, a pivotal connection between the skate and said pad enabling pivotal movement of said pad away from the sole of said shoe, and spring means urging and maintaining said pad against the sole of said shoe.

2. In a roller skate attached to the sole of a shoe, a pad of resilient material carried by said skate for engagement with the soleof said shoe, a pivotal connection between said skate and pad enabling pivotal movement of said pad away from the sole of said shoe, and means normally resisting pivotal movement of said pad away from said shoe.

3. A roller skate including an upper plate for engagement with the sole of a shoe, a pad carried by said skate for engagement with the sole of said shoe, a pivotal connection between the front end of said plate'and said pad, and spring means normally resisting pivotal movement of said pad away from the sole of said shoe. 7

WILLIAM C. SANDA. 

